Fund Ranks | The Top Performing Cryptocurrency & Altcoin Funds

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have become incredibly popular amongst individual and institutional investors across the globe. Many have been leaning more towards investing in hedge funds relating to the cryptocurrency industry instead of the individual cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies were the best-performing currency in 2015 and by far the best performing asset class of 2017. Business Insider, Forbes & CNBC covered some of the outlandish returns in some of the top cryptocurrency hedge funds last year.

There are Crypto Hedge Funds that did over 24,000% and 80,000% respectively in 2017. No, That’s not a typo.

It’s important that investors recognize that these investments are not for the faint of heart. They can be much more volatile than stocks, as evidenced in the huge correction to start off 2018. The price of Bitcoin fell a stomach-wrenching 64.5% since December 17, 2017.

The combined market capitalization of the industry dropped to just $338 billion. A picture tells a thousand words:

Several cryptocurrency hedge funds opened their doors in the second half of 2018, whlie seasoned Managers remained cautious of the frenzy.

Given how many new crypto-millionaires were minted in 2017, complete newbies and others with little understanding of the technology or investment experience rushed in to capitalize. Many started funds with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at or near all-time highs.

Because of the frenzy, some seasoned players in the space refrained from jumping in. William Mougayar, general partner at early stage fund Virtual Capital Ventures and author of The Business Blockchain who organized Token Summit, wrote via email, “I don’t want to be in the difficult position of explaining to my limited partners 8-14 months from now why the assets have dropped by 80% within a week.”

Michael Novogratz, the former macro manager who’s turned into one of the biggest champions of bitcoin, shelved plans to start a cryptocurrency hedge fund and predicted that the digital money may extend its plunge to $8,000. Novogratz isn’t giving up on them and said he still believes they’ll be a disruptive force in finance. He had said this month that bitcoin could reach $50,000 by the end of next year — upping his previous estimate of $40,000.

Matt Siebenthal, former macro Advisor and professional trader, is another huge believer in Blockchain Technology. Siebenthal shared similar sentiment in December with concern for valuations while many carelessly entered the space. The founder of BlockWealth Capital also postponed plans to launch a crypto hedge fund- citing a possible correction to 7500 or lower before the cryptocurrency market- led by Bitcoin resumes it’s uptrend, anticipating a bull run similar to 2017

Investment interest in digital assets and the underlying technology is growing extremely fast and yes, they could present a very real investment opportunity.

“There is 200 Trillion dollars tied up in stocks, bonds, gold & cash. I am not excited about putting my money into any of those 4 options right now. If 1% of that 200 Trillion finds it’s way into cryptocurrencies over the next 10 years you’d be looking at a 2 Trillion Valuation. 12X what it is today.” – Ronnie Moas

Blockchain Technology

Blockchain technology itself, has numerous applications, from banking to the Internet of Things. In the next few years, BI Intelligence expects companies to flesh out their blockchain IoT solutions. Blockchain is a promising tool that will transform parts of the IoT and enable solutions that provide greater insight into assets, operations, and supply chains. It will also transform how health records and connected medical devices store and transmit data.

We are in the infancy of a technology that has greater potential for revolutionizing technology and making a bigger impact than the coming of the internet in the 90’s. There is a use case for almost every industry.

Alternatives To Traditional Portfolio Allocation?

We believe that the time has come for investors and financial firms to classify investing in Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain based technologies as alternative investments, and thus having a place in a properly allocated investment portfolio. Over the next few years, it’s clear there will be more and more opportunities to invest in them. As these investment opportunities open up, they need to be classified appropriately in order to be placed in investor portfolios using proper asset allocation models.

Most people will dismiss them, including probably your advisor. But we venture to say that with the progress (and profits) being made, over the next year or two, we won’t be the only person telling you about how they may fit the alternative investment sleeve of your portfolio.

Cryptocurrency Investment Vehicles

ETF’s

Only a handful of ETFs and other exchange traded products have significant exposure to Bitcoin or other cryptos. One is Grayscale’s Bitcoin Investment Trust ( GBTC ). It’s attracted $1.4 billion in assets and is up more than 680% this year.

Actively Managed Hedge Funds

One of the main reasons that these institutional investors have refused to put their money into the individual currencies lies in the fact that they are relatively unstable. This is where the idea of cryptocurrency hedge funds come in.

Actively managed hedge funds are able to give investors a broader and more secure way to invest in cryptocurrency, without being subject to as high degree of risk. Obviously assuming that you are dealing with a reputable group and a manager with experience.

There are a ton of cryptocurrency hedge funds run by newcomers with little to no experience managing assets. Choosing to work with a reputable firm is extremely important.

Security & Regulation

The biggest challenges hedge funds are facing relate to security and regulation. With security/custodian solutions still being developed by third party companies, and some large banks not yet providing custodial services.

As to regulation, the top cryptocurrency hedge funds usually partner with top law firms and regulatory experts to ensure that they stay abreast of new regulation and have an eye on the horizon for future decisions by the SEC and other regulatory bodies.

The market is evolving, and money that’s been made in blockchain and crypto is being invested back into the sector, leading to increased competition and the creation of new coins and service providers, one hedge fund expert said.

Those who can identify the future leaders can make a lot of money.

Fund Ranks

Fund Ranks tracks the best performing Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology focused hedge funds. Fill out the questionnaire for monthly updates of the Top Performing Funds in the space. Fund Managers can submit your fund’s performance as well by filling out the contact form on Fund Ranks.

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Price Risk

The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are highly volatile. It is common for prices to increase or decrease by over 20–100% in some coins in a single day. Although this could mean potential huge profits, this also could mean potential huge losses. DO NOT INVEST ALL YOUR MONEY IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES. Only invest money which you are willing to lose.

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